beam spill-off

in X-ray reflectrometry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09437
Fraction of the incident X-ray beam in X-ray reflectrometry missing the specimen.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1847 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)